Does compulsory community treatment for discharged forensic hospital patients work? The recent evidence base
Structured, court-supervised community treatment via CONREP substantially reduces recidivism among forensic patients, promoting safer community reintegration and improved outcomes. These findings support expanding CONREP services to enhance public safety and patient rehabilitation.
Authors
- Melanie J. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6864-5970)
- Melinda DiCiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2661-4353)
- Sean Sterling
Institutions
- Community Partners (US)
- California State University, Sacramento (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CNS Spectrums
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1092852925000306
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of State
- University of Cambridge